aid: cargosmart url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cargosmart/refs/heads/main/apis.yml name: CargoSmart description: CargoSmart (now operating as IQAX) is a global shipment management software provider that gives shippers, consignees, freight forwarders, and logistics service providers ocean freight booking, container tracking, vessel scheduling, and shipping documentation tools across multiple ocean carriers. CargoSmart co-founded the Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN), a blockchain-based data exchange for carriers, terminals, banks, and customs authorities, and exposes its APIs so trading partners can embed booking, visibility, schedule, and documentation workflows directly into TMS, ERP, and supply-chain platforms. type: Index kind: company position: Consumer access: 3rd-Party image: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cargosmart/refs/heads/main/image.png tags: - Booking - Container - Documentation - GSBN - IQAX - Logistics - Maritime - Ocean Freight - Schedule - Shipping - Supply Chain - Tracking - Visibility - Vessel created: '2025-01-15' modified: '2026-05-19' specificationVersion: '0.19' apis: - aid: cargosmart:cargosmart-container-booking-api name: CargoSmart Container Booking API description: The CargoSmart Container Booking API enables programmatic submission of container booking requests across multiple ocean carriers. APIs support booking creation, amendment, cancellation, and confirmation workflows for shippers, NVOCCs, and logistics service providers. humanURL: https://www.cargosmart.com/ baseURL: https://api.cargosmart.com tags: - Booking - Container - Logistics - Maritime - Ocean Freight - Shipping image: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cargosmart/refs/heads/main/image.png properties: - url: https://www.cargosmart.com/ type: Documentation - url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cargosmart/refs/heads/main/openapi/cargosmart-shipment-tracking-openapi.yml type: OpenAPI - type: NaftikoCapability url: capabilities/shipment-tracking-bookings.yaml - type: NaftikoCapability url: capabilities/shipment-tracking-containers.yaml - type: NaftikoCapability url: capabilities/shipment-tracking-documents.yaml - type: NaftikoCapability url: capabilities/shipment-tracking-shipments.yaml - type: NaftikoCapability url: capabilities/shipment-tracking-vessels.yaml x-features: - Multi-carrier container booking submission - Booking creation, amendment, and cancellation - Acknowledgment and confirmation callbacks - Shipper, NVOCC, and LSP role support - Integration with carrier back-ends via CargoSmart x-use-cases: - Shipper TMS booking automation - NVOCC consolidation booking - Freight forwarder tender flow - Enterprise ERP-to-carrier booking integration - aid: cargosmart:cargosmart-shipment-tracking-api name: CargoSmart Shipment Tracking API description: The CargoSmart Shipment Tracking API provides real-time container tracking and shipment visibility across ocean carriers and ports. APIs return container movement events, vessel positions, ETA predictions, and port arrival/departure data for supply chain visibility platforms. An accompanying AsyncAPI channel emits milestone events so subscribers can react without polling. humanURL: https://www.cargosmart.com/ baseURL: https://api.cargosmart.com tags: - Container - Logistics - Maritime - Shipping - Tracking - Visibility image: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cargosmart/refs/heads/main/image.png properties: - url: https://www.cargosmart.com/ type: Documentation - url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cargosmart/refs/heads/main/openapi/cargosmart-shipment-tracking-openapi.yml type: OpenAPI - url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cargosmart/refs/heads/main/asyncapi/cargosmart-events-asyncapi.yml type: AsyncAPI x-features: - Real-time container movement events - Vessel position and ETA predictions - Port arrival/departure milestones - AsyncAPI event channel for push delivery - Cross-carrier normalized schema - Exception and delay detection x-use-cases: - Supply-chain visibility platforms - Customer self-service tracking portals - Proactive exception management and ETA-based allocation - Carrier performance analytics - aid: cargosmart:cargosmart-vessel-schedule-api name: CargoSmart Vessel Schedule API description: The CargoSmart Vessel Schedule API provides access to ocean carrier vessel schedules, port rotation data, and sailing frequency information. APIs support route planning, transit time calculation, and carrier selection for ocean freight shippers and forwarders. humanURL: https://www.cargosmart.com/ baseURL: https://api.cargosmart.com tags: - Logistics - Maritime - Port - Schedule - Shipping - Vessel image: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cargosmart/refs/heads/main/image.png properties: - url: https://www.cargosmart.com/ type: Documentation - url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cargosmart/refs/heads/main/openapi/cargosmart-shipment-tracking-openapi.yml type: OpenAPI x-features: - Carrier vessel schedule lookup - Port rotation and sailing frequency data - Transit time calculation by lane - Multi-carrier normalized schema x-use-cases: - Route planning and carrier selection - Transit time SLAs for customer quotes - Sailing calendar feeds in TMS platforms - aid: cargosmart:cargosmart-shipping-documents-api name: CargoSmart Shipping Documentation API description: The CargoSmart Shipping Documentation API enables electronic exchange of shipping documents including bills of lading, cargo manifests, and customs declarations. APIs and EDI integrations support paperless documentation workflows across carriers, ports, customs authorities, and logistics service providers. humanURL: https://www.cargosmart.com/ baseURL: https://api.cargosmart.com tags: - Bill of Lading - Container - Documentation - EDI - Maritime - Shipping image: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cargosmart/refs/heads/main/image.png properties: - url: https://www.cargosmart.com/ type: Documentation - url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cargosmart/refs/heads/main/openapi/cargosmart-shipment-tracking-openapi.yml type: OpenAPI x-features: - Bill of lading and manifest exchange - Customs declaration integration - API plus EDI support - GSBN-aligned document workflows x-use-cases: - Paperless carrier documentation - Port and customs authority integration - LSP document hub aggregation common: - url: https://www.cargosmart.com type: Website - url: https://www.cargosmart.com/ type: Portal - url: https://www.cargosmart.com/ type: Documentation - url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cargosmart/refs/heads/main/openapi/cargosmart-shipment-tracking-openapi.yml type: OpenAPI - url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cargosmart/refs/heads/main/asyncapi/cargosmart-events-asyncapi.yml type: AsyncAPI - url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cargosmart/refs/heads/main/json-schema/cargosmart-container-schema.json type: JSONSchema - url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cargosmart/refs/heads/main/json-schema/cargosmart-booking-schema.json type: JSONSchema - url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cargosmart/refs/heads/main/json-ld/cargosmart-context.jsonld type: JSONLDContext - type: GSBN url: https://www.gsbn.trade/ - type: IQAX url: https://www.iqax.com/ - type: LinkedIn url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cargosmart-limited/ maintainers: - FN: Kin Lane email: kin@apievangelist.com